Brake shoe



Aug. 4, 1931. J. w. LATIMER 1,317,570

BRAKE SHOE ori inai Filed April 15. 1929 Patented Aug. 4 1931 JOHN w. umen, or LAKEWOOD, onto BRAKE SHOE Original application filed April 15, 1829, Serial No. 855,131. Divided and thin application filed June 10,

. i 1930. Serial No. 400,217. I

This invention relates to a brake block of the ty e which is composed largely of a molded bo y of friction material provided with an'inset reinforcement and attaching memher. The rincipal object of theinvention is to provi e such a block which shall'he simple in construction and of a stronganddurable nature.

A further object is to provide a reinforce 1o ment entirely within the molded portion-and so disposed as ,to secure a maximum of strength. ,Other and more specific objects will appear from the description and draw- This is a division of my application Serial No. 355.l3l,filed.April 15, .1929 and is. especially adapted for use in connection wit-h the compositionjclaimed in such application.

lnthe drawings, Fig. 1 represents a per.-

2o spective view of such a block; Fig. 2 a sectional view corresponding to the line 22 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a sectional view corresponding to the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

In preparing the composition, I employ the following ingredients and in approximately the, proportions by weight specified hereinafter 75 parts by weight'of asbestos'fiber; 19 to- 22 parts by weight of soft rubber; 6 to 2% so parts by weight of bakelite.

'-The asbestos may be ordinary asbestos or scrap asbestos, properly milled whereby it is broken up into short fibers. Where extra strength is, desired in the article formed from the composition and the composition is not used for electrical insulating purposes, I refer to incorporate copper wire with the as estos; and the 7 5 parts hy weight of asbestos stated hereinbefore will be with or without the added wire. The wire may be scrap wire or, where extra tensile strength is-desired, the wire ma consist of pieces extending the length 0 position. v to use from one to two strands of .00? wire to two strands of asbestos fiber. Theingredients are milled together, the bakelite being added as a concentrated solution in alcohol, after which the resultant com- 59 pound will be moulded to the desired shape.

the article produced frpmthe com-. Where wire 13 used, it is preferable mol ed into the widened.

"For instance, when it is desired to use the compound for the production of brake blocks, it will be molded to shape and heated during this operation to a temperature of BPPIOXla 'mately 400 F., until the compound is cured.

' The average time required for this curing is one hour, the time varying with the thick-,- ness ofthe mass, and the compound, when cured, having a color approximating --tliat of gray iron.

The bakelite phenol-formaldeh de-resin) hardens the compound and raises t temperature of plasticity of the same, whereby it will withstand higher temperatures without softening; it also adds densit to the compound and renders it more homogeneous than it would otherwise be; it also strengthens the compound and provides a smdoth frictional surface which does not cut thb cooperating brake band or other cooperating'braking element. It is also vulcanizable with the rubher, the latter giving the compound the desired adhesiveness.

The compound when mixed and cured in the manner above set forth is impervious to moisture and insoluble in oils, greases or napthas, making it particularly adapted for use in brakes, clutches or wherever a friction surface is desired.

While the wire is undesirable when the compound is tobe' usedfor electrical insulating purposes, it is a. desirable ingredient where the compound is used for other purposes, since it reinforces, tou hens and strengthens the compound and, w ile it lowers the coefficient of friction, nevertheless it does'not lower it to such an extent as to prevent the compound, when used for brake shoes, from making the wheels drag when the brakes are applied.

' in the drawings, wherein my invention is shown as incorporated in a brake block, the block-is indicated generaly at A; and comprises a body made from the compound and molded to shape in the manner 'hereinbefore' doscribed. In order to strengthen this body and particularly at the ends, there is molded into the same a metal insert, indicated nerall at B and comprising a base whic s use of the block A, the insert having widened end portions B from the ends of which pro'ect studs B adjacent to the ends A of t e block, the studs being ta red to a proximate the contour of the en s of the b ock, the ends of the studs terminating within the narrow base A of the said block, where each of the studs is provided with a projection B, the projections extending toward each other and interlocking with the body of the block A. The widened ends B of the insert are each provided with a threaded opening B, the said threaded openings extending into the body of the block A. These openings are adapted to receive suitable screws or bolts for securing thebrake block in place.. The studs B and the rejections B prevent elongation and deformation of the brake block in the event that the parts of the block adjacent thereto become plastic. a

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. .A brake block comprising a molded body of friction-creating material having a metal insert embedded therein, the said insert having ends substantially parallel with and located within the ends of said body and each provided at its extreme end withaprojection, the said projections extendin towards each other whereby the body is reinforced at its base and at its ends and is interlocked with said insert.

2. A brake block comprising a molded body of friction-creating material having a metal insert embedded therein, the said insert having downwardlyprojecting end portions, the outer faces of which are disposed adjacent the surface of the molded body and reinforcing means associated-with said downwardly projecting end portions and extendin inwardly therefrom whereby the molded is reinforced at its ends and interlocked with said' insert. 7 3. A brake block comprising a body a made of a vulcanizable compound, said body having a base andv ends extending from said base and a metal: insert having Its base embedded and molded within the base of the said body and havin ends extendin sub- .0 stantially parallel wit the ends of said body and located within such ends, the extreme ends of the end portions of said insert provided with extensions directed towfid each other whereby the insert is interlocked with the said body and the said insert and the said body provided with threaded openings whereby e block may be secured to a supporting base. i

In testimony whereof, I' hereunto aflix my signature.

, JOHN W. LATIMER. ,7 

